Metabolic versatility of Gram-positive microbial isolates from contaminated river sediments

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 215-216, Issue , 2012, Pages 243-251

  Narancic, Tanja ^a   Djokic, Lidija ^a   Kenny, Shane T ^b   O'Connor, Kevin E ^b   Radulovic, Vanja ^a   Nikodinovic Runic, Jasmina ^a   Vasiljevic, Branka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aromatic compound; Biodegradation; Biopolymer; Gram positive; Heavy metal

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC POLLUTANTS; ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER SP; BACILLUS SP; CONTAMINATED RIVER SEDIMENTS; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; GORDONIA; GORDONIA SP; GRAM-POSITIVE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HIGH CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL SITES; METABOLIC VERSATILITY; MICROBIAL ISOLATES; NALIDIXIC ACID; NOVEL STRAINS; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE; POLYPHOSPHATES; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS SP; RIVER SEDIMENTS; SOLE SOURCE OF CARBON;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; ANTIBIOTICS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMOLECULES; BIOPOLYMERS; CADMIUM; HEAVY METALS; MERCURY (METAL); NAPHTHALENE;

AROMATIZATION;

AMPICILLIN; BENZENE; BIPHENYL; CADMIUM; CUPRIC ION; ERYTHROMYCIN; ETHYLBENZENE; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; FERRIC ION; GUAIACOL; KANAMYCIN; MERCURY; META XYLENE; NALIDIXIC ACID; NAPHTHALENE; NICKEL; NITROBENZENE; NITROPHENOL; ORTHO XYLENE; PARA XYLENE; PHENOL; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; POLYPHOSPHATE; RIFAMPICIN; STYRENE; TETRACYCLINE; TOLUENE; ZINC ION;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GROWTH RATE; HEAVY METAL; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GORDONIA; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RHODOCOCCUS; RIVER; SEDIMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; STREPTOMYCES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; METALS, HEAVY; PHYLOGENY; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; POLYPHOSPHATES; RIVERS; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER SP.; BACILLUS SP.; GORDONIA SP.; POSIBACTERIA; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS SP.; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 84859424887     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.02.059     Document Type: Article

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